The student nurse notices that the newborn seems to focus on the mother's eyes. The nursing instructor explains that this newborn behavior is:
1. Habituation.
2. Orientation.
3. Self-quieting.
4. Reactivity.
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Rationale 1: Habituation is the newborn's ability to process and respond to visual and auditory stimulation.
Rationale 2: Orientation is the newborn's ability to be alert to, follow, and fixate on complex visual stimuli that are appealing and attractive, such as a mother's eyes.
Rationale 3: Self-quieting is the newborn's ability to quiet and comfort himself by sucking on the fist.
Rationale 4: Reactivity describes the newborn's awake and active state in the first several hours after birth.
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